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formally confirmed. In place of summoning a synod to deliberate the issue, Joasaph sent to Russia a counterfeit synodical document in order to collect the rich reward for himself. His deceit was discovered, and he was deposed by a synod of sixty bishops on 15 January 1565 and exiled to
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1597:Neophytus IV
1577:Gerasimus II
1572:Dionysius IV
1517:Parthenius I
1472:Neophytus II
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1417:Joannicius I
1407:Theoleptus I
1357:Sophronius I
1342:Gennadius II
1300:Euthymius II
1290:Callistus II
1225:Athanasius I
1205:Germanus III
1185:Methodius II
1125:Theodosius I
1095:Theodotus II
1065:Nicholas III
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1784:Germanus IV
1774:Anthimus IV
1749:Chrysanthus
1739:Eugenius II
1729:Jeremias IV
1684:Meletius II
1669:Seraphim II
1607:Neophytus V
1602:Gabriel III
1497:Anthimus II
1437:Jeremias II
1402:Pachomius I
1382:Maximus III
1372:Dionysius I
1315:Gregory III
1265:Callistus I
1245:Gerasimus I
1180:Germanus II
1165:Theodore II
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1100:Neophytus I
1090:Nicholas IV
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1844:Germanus V
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1804:Joachim II
1779:Anthimus V
1769:Gregory VI
1699:Gabriel IV
1649:Seraphim I
1644:Paisius II
1627:Cosmas III
1547:Gabriel II
1492:Gregory IV
1487:Timothy II
1477:Raphael II
1467:Meletius I
1452:Matthew II
1427:Joasaph II
1412:Jeremias I
1392:Maximus IV
1347:Isidore II
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1160:Michael IV
1135:Nicetas II
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1881:Basil III
1799:Cyril VII
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1704:Procopius
1612:Cyprianus
1537:Paisius I
1532:Cyril III
1457:Gabriel I
1397:Joachim I
1387:Nephon II
1377:Raphael I
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1285:Antony IV
1260:Isidore I
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1150:George II
1145:Dositheus
1085:Cosmas II
1050:John VIII
1040:Michael I
970:Antony II
965:Stephen I
960:Photios I
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1502:Cyril II
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1255:John XIV
1235:Nephon I
1230:John XII
1210:Joseph I
1195:Arsenius
1175:Μanuel I
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